the problem with the automod being so prudish is I’ll be scrolling the timeline and I’ll see a hidden post and I’m like “oh I’m sure it’s nothing let me click ‘show’” and then it’s just the most vulgar thing imaginable

It’s August, so the rufous hummingbirds have shown up. So nice to see that at least *something* is on schedule this year…

seven trillion years ago i asked my followers if they had pet photos i could use to practice acrylic paints, and i have been slowly chipping away at the stack this one is for zofrost.bsky.social 6"x6" on wood panel #art #dogs 🦢

this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."

Submit a comment to NSF about the proposed changes to how grants are administered. They are *bad* changes and they'll implement them unless the community speaks up. Thanks to @agu.org for organizing this. agu.quorum.us/campaign/dvw...

as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 15h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

The skull of a Flat-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii), close relative of the 'Texas horny-toad', native to the Sonoran desert. Unlike the thorny spikes on the body that are made of modified skin keratin, head spikes (horns) are bony skeletal structures covered in keratin. (📷: Emily Chebul)

i would feel bad for the planner trying to figure out PM schedules for factories on the moon except i know they’re not paying anyone to do that because none of this is real

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 17h ago

$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS

Great horned owl study in pieces for #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay When I took it apart, I was delighted by the weird shapes all on their own, so I left it like this. #Art

It's Textile Tuesday, and you know what that means: a piece by artist Faig Ahmed called "The Dragons of Karabakh" that's woven to look like an antique Central Asian carpet is melting off the wall into a puddle. More about the artist here: faigahmed.com

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

Loon sketch!

COMP. If anyone would like a signed book and a lovely hare postcard just repost this & pop a reply below. I'll choose the winner in about 30 minutes. If you'd prefer to purchase & help some niche weird fiction survive, you can get it here with free delivery: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

Since we're talking about Michigan tonight, here's my 2nd favorite shot when I rolled on through last year.

For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.

Missouri voters reject Amendment 4. The Republican-backed measure, designed to make it far harder for citizen initiatives (like abortion rights, marijuana, etc.) to pass by requiring majorities in all 8 congressional districts, has failed. Simple statewide majority rule stays.

As, yes. Some of my grandparents were the children of invaders and like Nazi spies and terrorists. So I suppose that makes my parents the same, and—gasp!—me and my siblings and cousins. Do these people even think??

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · yesterday

Senator Banks calls the Supreme Court’s decision not to change the law on birthright citizenship “the worst Supreme Court decision of my lifetime.” Keep in mind that he was born and lived his entire life under the legal interpretation of the 14th Amendment the Court kept in place.

Sunday: I’ll do a quick fact check of this insane RFK Jr interview Monday: Up to 40 lies & it was only a 3 min clip! Tuesday: Ready to defend my 2nd PhD thesis on fascist quackery That's why @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social & I are holding him accountable rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...

RFK Jr is Asking to Be Proven Wrong Again So Here Are 40 Examples From Just One CNN Interview

He's just creating work for us at this point

rasmussenretorts.substack.com

Dinner is served! #wildlife #birds #puffin

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

its very telling that the mainstream media narrative is that dsa has wacky and unreasonable positions when the republican party position is that abortion should be banned, latino families should be put in concentration camps, black people should be shot by cops and transgender people shouldnt exist

'Sunlit Cheetah' Oil on canvas My second full size canvas oil piece. I'm learning lots every time. 🐆 #SciArt #TraditionalArt #Cats

Story time. Last night, we were having dinner at a steakhouse that's part of a fancy outdoor mall. We were by a big window with an artificial turf greenspace just outside. There was a stage set up for a comedy show, and people filled the space with folding chairs. And then a woman arrived--

I've got farmer's market this weekend and it's Watermelon Fest. One of the possums will be a little watermelon dude. Vine Street Market in O'Fallon IL if you're in the area.

Day 4 - Common bronzewing ( Phaps chalcoptera ) for #AvianAugust2026 This pigeon is native to Australia, often heard with its soft 'whooo' call. Ref 📷: Denis Young tinyurl.com/3utj4na7 #Bird #WildlifeArt #ornithology #NatureArt #SciArt #BirdArt #BskyArt #AvianAugust

Resharing a common bronzewing I drew earlier this year for today's #AvianAugust! Too beautiful of a bird not to share again. It's worth looking up images of this bird... the way the light shimmers on the colors on their wings is really something! #BirdArt

Write a horror story for academics in two words: It’s August.

30 hours of sewing so far... lots and lots of French knots but some of the grass areas are now being filled too! If you didn't see the first post, this is an aerial embroidery inspired by moorlands. At this point I still can't estimate how long it'll take in full but I'm not half way yet 😊🌱